GOULD

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To produce a reliable valid and more scientific measure of intelligence

Question 2

Sample

Answer 2

Yerkes used the us military for his testing and in total tested 1.75 million men

Question 3

Army alpha

Answer 3

Literate recruits would be given alpha written test

Question 4

Army beta

Answer 4

Illiterate recruits and those that failed the alpha would be given beta . If u failed this you would be given individual exam

Question 5

Results

Answer 5

Average mental age of a white American was 13 , only just above the level of a moron
Darker people of Southern Europe were found to be less intelligent than fair people

Question 6

Conclusions

Answer 6

Intelligence testing of this kind are culturally biased and if interpreted incorrectly can lead to racial discrimination

Question 7

Ethics

Answer 7

No consent , soldiers ordered to take part, no withdrawal, may lose job is withdrew
Major harm, sent to front line based on test results
No deception however did not know how results were to be used
No debriefing

Question 8

Validity

Answer 8

Tests not a valid measure of intelligence. Represented their native intellectual ability (how long they lived in the USA and how much schooling they had) large sample very representative